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Leroy, Alabama

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Wagarville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36548. The Survey maps it on the Jackson quadrangle. 766 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 167 feet above sea level.

Leroy within Washington County

Population over time

2 figures

Leroy fell from 911 to 766 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
2010911
2020766-145 (-16%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 8 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Photographs

5 photographs, 2010

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Old family store constructed in the late 1800s in Leroy, Washington County, Alabama
Old family store constructed in the late 1800s in Leroy, Washington County, Alabama
Highsmith, Carol M, 2010. Library of Congress
[The Leroy Post Office in Washington County,] Alabama
[The Leroy Post Office in Washington County,] Alabama
Highsmith, Carol M, 2010. Library of Congress
Old voting house on the Johnston property, where everyone in Washington County would go to cast their votes during the early 1900s. Leroy, Alabama
Old voting house on the Johnston property, where everyone in Washington County would go to cast their votes during the early 1900s. Leroy, Alabama
Highsmith, Carol M, 2010. Library of Congress
Little barn on the Johnston property in Leroy, Washington County, Alabama
Little barn on the Johnston property in Leroy, Washington County, Alabama
Highsmith, Carol M, 2010. Library of Congress
Old family store constructed in the late 1800s in Leroy, Washington County, Alabama
Old family store constructed in the late 1800s in Leroy, Washington County, Alabama
Highsmith, Carol M, 2010. Library of Congress

Fires near this place

68 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 68 fires within 5 miles of Leroy between 1994 and 2019, burning about 546 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 10 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined24
Debris and open burning24
Arson/incendiarism10
Recreation and ceremony4
Equipment and vehicle use3
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Natural1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
26 September 1998Debris and open burning3.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 1999Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
22 September 2001Debris and open burning1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
21 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20190923-3
17 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20190917-22
17 September 2010Debris and open burning7.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
16 September 1999Debris and open burning3.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
6 August 2013Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAlabama Forestry CommissionSWR-20130807-001

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Washington County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Leroy: 5 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 past producer. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Bromine. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Bush WellBromineOccurrence1902
Wagerville QuarrySilica, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Garris PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Hunter Bend PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Number 1 PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unnamed QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerQuartz
W.T. Ratliff Sand & Gravel Co. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Washington County

Storms near this place

13 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Leroy in 13 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 2 tornado, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
January 2017Flash FloodLeroy$1,200,000Significant flash flooding occurred near the Leroy area of Washington County. The flash flooding was the result of over 6 inches of rain falling over just a couple of hours of time, with most of the rainfall occurring in just 90 minutes. Roads were washed out near Highway 43, including Lower Ferry Road, Sullivan Lane, Powell Cutoff Road, and Upper Ferry Roadway. The washouts also exposed and damaged a water main and natural gas line. Over a foot of water was reported on Luke River Road.
July 2005Tornado (F0)Leroy$15,000A tornado developed along the fringes of Tropical Storm Cindy. The tornado touched down near Leroy and blew down trees and power lines for about half a mile.
December 2002Tornado (F0)Leroy$15,000A weak tornado briefly touched down near Leroy. A couple of outbuildings were damaged and tin was blown from some of the buildings. Several trees were also blown down.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindLeroy$15,000Trees and numerous tree limbs were blown down as a thunderstorm moved through the St. Stephens Park area near Leroy. In addition, some outbuildings in the area were damaged or destroyed, and some awnings were blown off of some campers as well.
December 1995Thunderstorm WindLeroy$5,000Several trees and power lines were blown down in Leroy which is near U.S. Highway 43. One of the trees fell on a home and damaged the roof.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindLeroy-High winds downed14 power poles.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindLeroy-High winds downed trees on on Highway 43.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindLeroy-High winds downed a large tree on CR 34.
March 2013HailLeroy-no account filed
March 2013HailLeroy-no account filed
May 2006HailLeroy-no account filed
March 2003HailLeroy-no account filed
May 2003HailLeroy-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Washington County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Carson3.2 miles11
Prestwick3.7 miles11
Bassetts Creek3.7 miles14
Wagar4.4 miles11
Saint Stephens4.5 miles12
Wilson5.0 miles12
Wagarville5.3 miles14
Cortelyou5.7 miles14

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on LeroyAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1274985The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156602. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.